:root {
  --paper: #f7f2e7;
  --paper-deep: #ede3d1;
  --ink: #17130f;
  --ink-soft: #4f4539;
  --muted: #746957;
  --rule: #b9aa91;
  --rule-soft: #d9cdbb;
  --signal: #942b1f;
  --signal-dark: #6f1f17;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; background: var(--paper); }
body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0 24px 72px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 20% 0%, rgba(255,255,255,.55), transparent 32rem),
    var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: "Newsreader", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.58;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

a { color: inherit; }
a:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--signal); outline-offset: 4px; }
.sans { font-family: "Libre Franklin", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; }
.sheet { width: min(1180px, 100%); margin-inline: auto; }
.skip-link { position: fixed; left: 16px; top: -80px; z-index: 10; padding: 10px 14px; background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }
.skip-link:focus { top: 16px; }

.site-header { padding-top: 34px; text-align: center; }
.eyebrow-row,
.dateline,
.nav,
.footer {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.eyebrow-row { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-bottom: 8px; color: var(--muted); }
.masthead {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 16px 0 4px;
  font-family: "UnifrakturMaguntia", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: clamp(54px, 10vw, 108px);
  line-height: 1;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.motto { margin: 0 0 18px; color: var(--ink-soft); font-style: italic; }
.nav { justify-content: center; border-top: 3px double var(--rule); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 10px 0; }
.nav a { text-decoration: none; }
.nav a:hover,
.nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--signal); }
.dateline { margin-bottom: 34px; padding: 9px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); color: var(--ink-soft); }
.wire-status { color: var(--signal-dark); }

.kicker {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  color: var(--signal);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.lead-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 2.05fr) minmax(280px, .95fr); gap: 44px; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--rule); padding-bottom: 36px; }
.lead-story h1 { margin: 0 0 14px; font-size: clamp(44px, 6.2vw, 72px); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -.025em; line-height: .99; text-wrap: balance; }
.deck { max-width: 62ch; margin: 0 0 18px; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 25px); font-style: italic; line-height: 1.4; }
.byline { border-block: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); margin: 0 0 22px; padding: 8px 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.columns { columns: 2; column-gap: 34px; column-rule: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); }
.columns p { margin-top: 0; break-inside: avoid; }
.columns p:first-child::first-letter { float: left; padding: 7px 8px 0 0; color: var(--signal); font-size: 3.8em; font-weight: 700; line-height: .72; }
.source-link { display: inline-block; margin-top: 8px; color: var(--signal-dark); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.source-link:hover { color: var(--signal); }

.lead-rail { border-left: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-left: 32px; }
.rail-story + .rail-story { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); margin-top: 28px; padding-top: 28px; }
.rail-story h2,
.story-card h2,
.wildcard h2,
.section-heading h2,
.ledger h2 { margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.08; text-wrap: balance; }
.rail-story p:not(.kicker) { color: var(--ink-soft); }

.section-banner { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr; gap: 22px; align-items: center; margin: 38px 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.section-banner::before,
.section-banner::after { content: ""; display: none; }
.section-banner span:last-child { text-align: right; }
.section-banner strong { color: var(--ink); font-family: "Newsreader", Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: none; }

.story-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); border-block: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.story-card { padding: 28px 30px 30px 0; }
.story-card + .story-card { border-left: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-left: 30px; }
.story-card p:not(.kicker):not(.source-note) { color: var(--ink-soft); }
.source-note { color: var(--muted); font-style: italic; }

.wildcard { margin: 38px 0; padding: 26px 30px; border: 2px solid var(--signal); background: var(--paper-deep); }
.wildcard h2 { font-size: clamp(28px, 4vw, 42px); }
.wildcard p { max-width: 78ch; }
.wildcard .why { color: var(--ink-soft); font-style: italic; }

.live-wire { margin-top: 46px; padding-top: 24px; border-top: 3px double var(--rule); }
.section-heading { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 30px; align-items: end; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.section-heading h2 { font-size: 42px; }
.wire-generated { color: var(--muted); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.wire-list { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); column-gap: 42px; }
.wire-item { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 72px 1fr; gap: 18px; padding: 16px 0; border-top: 1px dotted var(--rule); }
.wire-time { color: var(--muted); font-family: "Libre Franklin", sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.wire-item h3 { margin: 0 0 5px; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.18; }
.wire-item a { text-decoration: none; }
.wire-item a:hover { color: var(--signal); }
.wire-meta { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-family: "Libre Franklin", sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .07em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.wire-placeholder,
.wire-error { color: var(--muted); font-style: italic; }

.ledger { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 1.4fr; gap: 34px 58px; margin-top: 44px; padding: 28px; border: 1px solid var(--rule); background: rgba(237, 227, 209, .58); }
.ledger dl { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); margin: 0; }
.ledger dl div { padding: 0 16px; border-left: 1px solid var(--rule); text-align: center; }
.ledger dt { color: var(--muted); font-family: "Libre Franklin", sans-serif; font-size: 9px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.ledger dd { margin: 4px 0 0; font-size: 34px; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.ledger > p { grid-column: 1 / -1; margin: 0; color: var(--ink-soft); }

.footer { margin-top: 36px; padding-top: 14px; border-top: 3px double var(--rule); color: var(--muted); }
.footer a { text-underline-offset: 3px; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .lead-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .lead-rail { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 28px; border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 28px 0 0; }
  .rail-story + .rail-story { border-top: 0; border-left: 1px solid var(--rule); margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 28px; }
  .story-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .story-card { padding: 26px 0; }
  .story-card + .story-card { border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-left: 0; }
  .ledger { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 660px) {
  body { padding-inline: 16px; }
  .eyebrow-row span:nth-child(2), .eyebrow-row span:nth-child(3) { display: none; }
  .nav { justify-content: flex-start; overflow-x: auto; }
  .nav a { flex: 0 0 auto; }
  .dateline { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: 5px; }
  .columns { columns: 1; }
  .lead-rail { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .rail-story + .rail-story { border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 24px 0 0; }
  .section-banner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 4px; }
  .section-banner span:last-child { text-align: left; }
  .wire-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .section-heading { display: block; }
  .ledger dl { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 20px 0; }
  .footer { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
}